bsmphilly.com Topics: chris lauberhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/topics/chris-lauber/?utm_medium=RSSbsmphilly.com Topics: chris lauberen-usWed, 27 May 2015 20:04:43 -0500Third time's a charm for Callahan, Towne in PL title gamehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/27/third-times-charm-callahan-towne-pl-title-game/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>By the time the fourth inning was over at Camden&rsquo;s Campbell&rsquo;s Field on Tuesday night, Franklin Towne Charter had one hit and trailed by four runs to Olney, a team they just couldn&rsquo;t seem to beat.</p> <p>After so much hard work and sacrifice to get there, Towne was headed right ...Ed MorroneWed, 27 May 2015 20:04:43 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/may/27/third-times-charm-callahan-towne-pl-title-game/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSBrotherly lovehttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/23/brotherly-love/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>By Ed Morrone</p> <p>Times Sports Editor</p> <p>If Chris Lauber had his way, Torie and Manuel Beltran would never stop having children.</p> <p>It&rsquo;s hard to argue with the Franklin Towne Charter baseball coach&rsquo;s sentiment, as two members of the Beltran clan, 17-year-old Zack and 15-year-old Brendan, are two of his top ...Ed MorroneThu, 23 Apr 2015 19:02:26 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/23/brotherly-love/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSAs baseball season intensifies, so does Public League Division Ahttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/15/baseball-season-intensifies-so-does-public-league-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Depending on who you ask, Public League baseball&rsquo;s top division &mdash; Division A &mdash; is wide open, chock-full of solid teams all gunning for league supremacy. What makes the division so fascinating to monitor (besides the plethora of talented players within) is its local flavor: six of the 13 teams ...Ed MorroneWed, 15 Apr 2015 19:13:38 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/15/baseball-season-intensifies-so-does-public-league-/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCallahan’s last chance for baseball gloryhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/1/callahans-last-chance-baseball-glory/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Most kids Steve Callahan&rsquo;s age are obsessed with the normal vices of teenage boys, things like video games, iPads and social media.&nbsp;Steve Callahan is not most kids.</p> <p>What drives the Franklin Towne Charter senior baseball star cannot be found in an Xbox game or the contents of a tweet. To ...Ed MorroneWed, 01 Apr 2015 19:40:44 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2015/apr/1/callahans-last-chance-baseball-glory/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSLet's play ball!http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/dec/17/lets-play-ball/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Over the weekend, St. Joseph&rsquo;s Prep and Archbishop Wood repeated as state football champions, officially ushering in the end of an eventful fall sports season. With winter upon us, the<em> Northeast Times</em> shifts its focus to high school basketball season. In total, there are 14 boys teams in our area ...Ed MorroneWed, 17 Dec 2014 16:51:33 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/dec/17/lets-play-ball/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSCalendar of Events: July 9, 2014http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/9/calendar-events-july-9-2014/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Thursday, July 10</p> <p>EVENTS</p> <p>Arts &amp; Crafts Northeast Older Adult Center, 8101 Bustleton Ave. Thursdays from 9 to 11 a.m. 215-685-0576.&nbsp;</p> <p>Ballroom Dance Northeast Older Adult Center, 8101 Bustleton Ave. Thursdays from 12:30 to 2 p.m. $2. 215-685-0576.&nbsp;</p> <p>Bingo Cannstatter Volksfest Verein, 9130 Academy Road. Sponsored by Die Alten Herren ...Northeast Times StaffWed, 09 Jul 2014 20:56:44 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jul/9/calendar-events-july-9-2014/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWashington upends Towne for first baseball title since '95http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/29/washington-upends-towne-first-baseball-title-95/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>If you happened&nbsp;to walk by Ken Geiser these days, he wouldn&rsquo;t fault you for not recognizing him.</p> <p>After all, the George Washington baseball coach and athletic director looks a little bit different than he normally does. Now, he has the look of a champion.</p> <p>Let Geiser explain.</p> <p>&ldquo;Back on November ...Ed MorroneThu, 29 May 2014 19:50:05 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/29/washington-upends-towne-first-baseball-title-95/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSWashington, Towne, PACS all advance to Pub baseball Final 4http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/22/washington-towne-pacs-all-advance-pub-baseball-fin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>The George Washington, Franklin Towne Charter and Philadelphia Academy Charter baseball teams advanced to the Public League baseball postseason semifinals this week. Here's how they got there:</p> <p><strong>Wednesday:&nbsp;</strong></p> <p><strong>Class AAAA championship: Washington 9, Central 8</strong></p> <p>Entering the seventh and final inning of Wednesday's Class AAAA title game, Washington held a ...Ed MorroneThu, 22 May 2014 17:49:28 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/22/washington-towne-pacs-all-advance-pub-baseball-fin/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHigh school baseball playoffs are on the horizonhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/7/high-school-baseball-playoffs-are-horizon/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>With the end of the regular season nearly upon us, here is a closer look at the state of some of the area&rsquo;s top baseball programs on the eve of the postseason (records through Monday):</p> <p><b>Catholic League</b></p> <p><b>Father Judge: </b>6-7, Catholic Red</p> <p>Despite a string of three straight recent losses ...Ed MorroneWed, 07 May 2014 20:14:58 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/may/7/high-school-baseball-playoffs-are-horizon/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSGood vibrationshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/30/good-vibrations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Before Franklin Towne Charter&rsquo;s home baseball game against Nueva Esperanza on Friday, the American Legion field at Devereaux and Hegerman streets more closely resembled a dance floor.&nbsp;</p> <p>The umpire crew was late, but instead of getting anxious and antsy over the delay, this Towne team was as loose as a ...Ed MorroneWed, 30 Apr 2014 20:59:36 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/30/good-vibrations/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSNE Sports Awards Banquet winners announcedhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/30/ne-sports-awards-banquet-winners-announced/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>On May 14, the <i>Northeast Times</i> will celebrate its 29th annual Sports Awards Banquet at Cannstatter&rsquo;s. In next week&rsquo;s edition, the paper will publish a special banquet pullout section highlighting in detail all of this year&rsquo;s winners.&nbsp;</p> <p>Below is a list of the spring and annual award winners, which have ...Ed MorroneWed, 30 Apr 2014 21:18:34 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/apr/30/ne-sports-awards-banquet-winners-announced/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSTowne watch: Boyd leads, rest of Coyotes followhttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/29/towne-watch-boyd-leads-rest-coyotes-follow/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>At a Monday evening practice, the Franklin Towne Charter boys basketball team split themselves down the middle and scattered to opposite ends of the court for a shooting competition. Each player had 90 seconds to make as many jumpers as possible from the high posts, and the side with the ...Ed MorroneWed, 29 Jan 2014 20:19:39 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2014/jan/29/towne-watch-boyd-leads-rest-coyotes-follow/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSSHoop Dreamshttp://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/11/hoop-dreams2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS<p>Thanksgiving brought us brutally stinging cold temperatures, while the early throes of December dumped something we haven&rsquo;t seen in awhile across the Philadelphia region: ample snowfall.</p> <p>So let&rsquo;s ditch the cold and head inside the warm gymnasiums for another fantastic season of high school basketball.&nbsp;</p> <p>Sound good?</p> <p>With a plethora ...Ed MorroneWed, 11 Dec 2013 19:34:00 -0500http://www.bsmphilly.com/2013/dec/11/hoop-dreams2/?utm_source=RSS_Feed&utm_medium=RSS